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*List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Decatur County, Indiana (Source:[http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso01buregoog#page/n45/mode/1up Internet Archive)]<br> | |||
*Decatur County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | |||
*Civil War (1861-1865) | |||
# Decatur[http://www.claycountyin.gov/metadot/index.pl?id=2170;isa=Category;op=show County Civil War Veterans] | |||
*Korean War (1950-1923) | |||
#Decatur[http://www.claycountyin.gov/metadot/index.pl?id=2179;isa=Category;op=show County Korean War Veterans] | |||
*Revolutionary War (1775-1783) | |||
#Revolutionary War Soldiers of Dacatur County (Source: [http://visions.indstate.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/isulib&CISOPTR=1128 Wabash Valley Visions & Voices]) | |||
*Spanish American War (1898) | |||
#Decatur[http://www.claycountyin.gov/metadot/index.pl?id=2173;isa=Category;op=show County Spanish American War Veterans] | |||
*Vietnam War (1961-1973) | |||
#Decatur[http://www.claycountyin.gov/metadot/index.pl?id=2182;isa=Category;op=show County Vietnam Veterans] | |||
*World War I (1917-1918) | |||
#Gold Star Honor Roll Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War (Source: [http://genealogytrails.com/ind/clay/rollofhonor.html Genealogy Trails History Group]) | |||
#[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6482&cj=1&path=Indiana.Clay+County&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 World War I Draft Registration Cards], 1917-1918 Decatur County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) | |||
*World War II (1941-1945) | |||
#Decatur[http://www.claycountyin.gov/metadot/index.pl?id=2176;isa=Category;op=show County World War II Veterans] | |||
#Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/indiana/clay1.htm AccessGenealogy) ]<br> (above was copy from Linkpendium) | |||
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Civil War | Civil War | ||
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*[[156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|156th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company C | *[[156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|156th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company C | ||
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Civil War Books | Civil War Books | ||
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*"Civil War," in "Military Record," Chapter 17 of Harding, Lewis A. 1915. ''History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. ''(Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.) (page 420-464, Regiment, Companies, Name's) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|161633|item|disp=FHL Collection}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-decatur-county-indiana-its-people-industries-and-institutions-with-biographical-sketches-of-representative-citizens-and-genealogical-records-of-many-of-the-old-families/oclc/367935747&referer=brief_results other library] Vol. 1 [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofdecatur01hard#page/420/mode/2up INTERNET ARCHIVE<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1304544500630_76" />], Vol.2 [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard INTERNET ARCHIVE ] [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/lewis-a-lewis-albert-harding/history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra/page-47-history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra.shtml eBooksRead]<br> | *"Civil War," in "Military Record," Chapter 17 of Harding, Lewis A. 1915. ''History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. ''(Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.) (page 420-464, Regiment, Companies, Name's) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|161633|item|disp=FHL Collection}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-decatur-county-indiana-its-people-industries-and-institutions-with-biographical-sketches-of-representative-citizens-and-genealogical-records-of-many-of-the-old-families/oclc/367935747&referer=brief_results other library] Vol. 1 [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofdecatur01hard#page/420/mode/2up INTERNET ARCHIVE<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1304544500630_76" />], Vol.2 [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard INTERNET ARCHIVE ] [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/lewis-a-lewis-albert-harding/history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra/page-47-history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra.shtml eBooksRead]<br> | ||
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Revision as of 11:13, 3 January 2012
Template:Indiana-stub United States > Indiana > Decatur County
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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).[1]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1821--Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory.
County seat: Greensburg [2]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other library Vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE, Vol.2 INTERNET ARCHIVE eBooksRead
- African Methodist Episcopal Church (Greensburg, Indiana) (Added Author), Negro Cemetery (Clarksburg, Indiana) (Added Author), Decatur County (Indiana). Historian (Added Author), Black history, Decatur County, Indiana,'(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987 ) FHL US/CAN Film 1531735 Item 18 FHL Collection
- Baldwin, Jane (Main Author), Baker, Ray Stannard, b. 1870 (Added Author), A history of the Negro in Decatur County, Indiana, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987) FHL US/CAN Film 1531732 Item 6 FHL Collection
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Decatur County, Indiana (Source:Internet Archive)
- Decatur County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Civil War (1861-1865)
- DecaturCounty Civil War Veterans
- Korean War (1950-1923)
- Decatur County Korean War Veterans
- Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
- Revolutionary War Soldiers of Dacatur County (Source: Wabash Valley Visions & Voices)
- Spanish American War (1898)
- Vietnam War (1961-1973)
- Decatur County Vietnam Veterans
- World War I (1917-1918)
- Gold Star Honor Roll Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Decatur County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($)
- World War II (1941-1945)
- Decatur County World War II Veterans
- Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)
(above was copy from Linkpendium)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Decatur County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Decatur County.
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, F, and Reorganized Companies D, E, G
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized H
- 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies E, and G
- 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
- 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and D
- 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and K
- 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, H, and I
- 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, D, and E
- 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, G, and H
- 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
Civil War Books
- "Civil War," in "Military Record," Chapter 17 of Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.) (page 420-464, Regiment, Companies, Name's) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other library Vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE, Vol.2 INTERNET ARCHIVE eBooksRead
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Societies and Libraries
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Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project page for Decatur County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county..
- Family History Library Catalog
- Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).